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This star I give to you is the first publication on the work of London-based artist Freya Douglas-Morris, presenting a body of paintings exploring the poetry, beauty and magic of landscapes and the natural world.
The book documents the artist’s first solo exhibition of the same name at Alexander Berggruen, New York, in 2023, and showcases the eight large oil paintings on canvas and five oil paintings on copper that were on display.
This star I give to you includes a conversation between the artist and British publisher Matt Price, a foreword by New York-based writer and Associate Director at Alexander Berggruen, Kirsten Cave, along with studio notes by the artist on each of the reproduced works.
A graduate of the University of Brighton and the Royal College of Art, London, Douglas-Morris has exhibited internationally in China, Taiwan, The Bahamas, Austria, Italy, France and America.
List of contents
Foreword by Kirsten Cave Quiet Space: Interview with Matt Price Paintings Studio Notes by Freya Douglas-Morris Biographies Colophon
About the author
Freya Douglas-Morris (b. 1980) is a London-based British artist. Her paintings have been exhibited internationally in China, Taiwan, The Bahamas, Austria, Italy and France, and in America at Alexander Berggruen, NY, and Dallas Contemporary Museum, Dallas, TX. In the UK, Douglas-Morris has exhibited at Pilar Corrias, London; Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh; Lychee One, London; Saatchi Gallery, London; Newlyn Art Gallery, Cornwall; and Liverpool Biennial. Recent solo exhibitions include
This star I give to you, Alexander Berggruen, New York (2023);
Hills of Honey, Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh (2021); and
All paths lead somewhere, Lychee One, London (2021). Alexander Berggruen represents the artist.
